Betty & Ed, 1943, Presumed Trench Art Dagger-like Decorated Letter Opener victorian pins And in a way I

And in a way I can't fully articulate

almost all filled front and back

and also those delicate trails of moss emanating (in very orderly fashion

What I especially like about this one is the little pocket/recess for a thimble at the the center

and would like to think sculpture pays homage to a favorite

Betty & Ed, 1943, Presumed Trench Art Dagger-like Decorated Letter Opener victorian pins And in a way II'm pretty certain this dagger like letter opener is a work of trench art, and one certainly made as a sweetheart gift for Betty, from Ed, in 1943. With B for Betty again on the reverse side, encircled twice in the tiny dots decorating both sides of it all over, which look to me to have been burned into the surface using a very fine point. I can never walk away from something like this, so much earnest effort and affection invested in it! Found in